Jerry DeMarco

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Born in Newark and raised in Hudson County, Jerry DeMarco is a 38-year veteran of the news industry and a renowned breaking news reporter. He has covered local, county and state police, as well as the FBI, ATF and other federal agencies.

DeMarco joined Daily Voice in 2015 after six years running Cliffview Pilot, one of the nation's few independent breaking news sites. As an independent publisher, he helped establish Local Independent Online News, a national trade organization.

Prior to launching his own site, DeMarco served as a reporter for the Bergen Record, Stamford Advocate, Rockland Journal News, News Tribune, and Trenton Times.

DeMarco has won national recognition for his investigative work, including Clarion, Heywood Broun and Deadline Club awards. He's changed public policy and managed several major projects -- including one that helped put a corrupt public official in federal prison and another that forced a sitting New Jersey attorney general from office for her participation in a Bergen County traffic stop involving her boyfriend.

DeMarco regularly lectures at a graduate course in media relations at Fairleigh Dickinson University and previously was an adjunct professor at Lehman College in the Bronx. 

He has a Bachelor's Degree in English from St. Peter's University in Jersey City.

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Pascack Valley, NJ
Breaking News
Suspect In Westwood Gas Station Robbery Knocked On Resident's Door Suspect In Westwood Gas Station Robbery Knocked On Resident's Door Suspect In Westwood Gas Station Robbery Knocked On Resident's Door
Suspect In Westwood Gas Station Robbery Knocked On Resident's Door WESTWOOD, N.J. -- A manhunt ended Thursday night when an alert Westwood police officer captured a repeat offender who authorities said bit a gas station attendant on the hand in an attempted robbery, then knocked on a Hillsdale resident's door asking to use the phone. David Musciotto, 31, of Park Ridge was riding a bicycle on Broadway near the Petro Two station -- the site of the crime a little over 24 hours earlier -- when Officer Tristan Ganter grabbed him around 11 p.m. Thursday, said Lt. Matt McClutchy, the officer in charge of the department. Musciotto approached the attendant and dema…

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Wyckoff-Franklin Lakes, NJ
Breaking News
Wyckoff Police: Mahwah Ex-Con Busted Twice In 2 Weeks Hocked Stolen Jewelry Wyckoff Police: Mahwah Ex-Con Busted Twice In 2 Weeks Hocked Stolen Jewelry Wyckoff Police: Mahwah Ex-Con Busted Twice In 2 Weeks Hocked Stolen Jewelry
Wyckoff Police: Mahwah Ex-Con Busted Twice In 2 Weeks Hocked Stolen Jewelry WYCKOFF, N.J. – A Mahwah ex-con arrested twice in a little over two weeks hocked several pieces of jewelry that he swiped from a Wyckoff woman’s home, authorities said. Detectives Sgt. Kevin Kasak, armed with a search warrant, found some of the items at the home of 55-year-old Brian Lang, authorities said. Kasak also went to several local pawn shops and retrieved other pieces, Lt. Joseph Soto said. Lang was charged with theft and released by a judge – only to be re-arrested by Mahwah police on Dec. 12 on theft, weapons and stolen property possession charges. A judge again released him les…

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Paterson, NJ
Breaking News
Accused Paterson City Pool Hall Killer Captured Accused Paterson City Pool Hall Killer Captured Accused Paterson City Pool Hall Killer Captured
Accused Paterson City Pool Hall Killer Captured PATERSON, N.J. – An argument left a man shot dead earlier this month at a Paterson pool hall, said authorities who captured his accused killer. Ex-con Leroy Hodgson, 33, of Paterson, was arrested without incident Thursday night by Passaic County sheriff’s detectives at the Wayne Hills Mall, authorities said. A court appearance was scheduled for Friday afternoon, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Deputy Paterson Police Chief Ibrahim Baycora said in a joint release. Police responding to a report of shots fired at Paterson Billiards on Market Street just after 2:30 a.m. Dec. 1 f…

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Northern Highlands, NJ
Breaking News
Shin Scrape For Mahwah Mom Grazed By Car In Allendale, Police Say Shin Scrape For Mahwah Mom Grazed By Car In Allendale, Police Say Shin Scrape For Mahwah Mom Grazed By Car In Allendale, Police Say
Shin Scrape For Mahwah Mom Grazed By Car In Allendale, Police Say ALLENDALE, N.J. -- A scrape on her shin was the extent of injuries for a Mahwah mom who was grazed by a car as she crossed a busy Allendale intersection holding her 2-year-old son, authorities said. The woman, 42, was in the crosswalk in front of a package goods store near where Park and West Allendale avenues meet when the incident occurred just after 9:15 a.m. Thursday, Police Chief George Scherb said. The 66-year-old driver, also from Mahwah, received a summons for not yielding to a pedestrian, he said. Another media report made the incident sound far worse than it actually was, a respo…

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Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
74-Year 'Santacade' Tradition Ends For Maywood First Aid Squad 74-Year 'Santacade' Tradition Ends For Maywood First Aid Squad 74-Year 'Santacade' Tradition Ends For Maywood First Aid Squad
74-Year 'Santacade' Tradition Ends For Maywood First Aid Squad MAYWOOD, N.J. -- Wistful tears will no doubt flow in Maywood this Sunday when its volunteer first aid squad's 74th -- and final -- "Santacade" proceeds through town. Although borough firefighters expect to pick up the annual Christmas Eve tradition next year, "the true history and excitement of the Maywood First Aid Squad will be lost" once the organization completes its final shift this New Year's Eve and closes its doors for good, one responder said. "As with so many squads around the state of New Jersey, the training requirements are crushing membership," he…

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Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
South Hackensack Police Chase Down ID Theft Suspect With $3,600 Bogus Check South Hackensack Police Chase Down ID Theft Suspect With $3,600 Bogus Check South Hackensack Police Chase Down ID Theft Suspect With $3,600 Bogus Check
South Hackensack Police Chase Down ID Theft Suspect With $3,600 Bogus Check SOUTH HACKENSACK, N.J. -- South Hackensack police quickly chased down a Brooklyn man after they said he tried to cash a bogus $3,600 check. Mike S. Laguerre, 20, also was carrying several debit cards in five different names, along with various prescription drugs, Capt. Robert Kaiser said Thursday. Laguerre "attempted to withdraw money with a fraudulent check that was cashed earlier in the day at the Wells Fargo bank," Kaiser said. "While being interviewed by officers at the bank he provided them with a fake name and then fled on foot," the captain said. They grabbed L…

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Fort Lee, NJ
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Port Authority PD: Homeless Man Starts Fire That Jams GWB Port Authority PD: Homeless Man Starts Fire That Jams GWB Port Authority PD: Homeless Man Starts Fire That Jams GWB
Port Authority PD: Homeless Man Starts Fire That Jams GWB A homeless man was arrested Wednesday night after police said he started a fire that jammed traffic on the George Washington Bridge. Port Authority tunnel and bridge agents extinguished the 5:30 p.m. fire -- which caused major bridge delays -- under the Henry Hudson Parkway ramp , the authority's Joseph Pentangelo said. No structural damage was done and all lanes were active and open by 7:30 p.m., he said. Ryan Desso, 30, was charged with arson, criminal mischief and trespassing.

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Saddle Brook-Elmwood Park, NJ
Breaking News
Career Bank Robber Admits Paterson, Clifton Holdups, Saddle Brook Attempt Career Bank Robber Admits Paterson, Clifton Holdups, Saddle Brook Attempt Career Bank Robber Admits Paterson, Clifton Holdups, Saddle Brook Attempt
Career Bank Robber Admits Paterson, Clifton Holdups, Saddle Brook Attempt SADDLE BROOK, N.J. -- An ex-con convicted of robbing banks in 1996 and 2004 admitted holding up two others, in Clifton and Paterson, and attempting a third in Saddle Brook this past summer. James Maurice Chestnut, 62, of Paterson could return to prison for up to 20 years when he’s sentenced in federal court in Newark in March, authorities said. FBI agents trailing Chestnut took him into custody in Passaic on July 6. On Wednesday, he admitted in U.S. District Court that he robbed a TD Bank in Paterson on June 30 after handing a teller a note that said: “Put 100s and 50s in the envelope. No …

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Fair Lawn-Glen Rock, NJ
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SEEN THEM AROUND? Ridgewood Officer Helps Glen Rock PD Bust Package Thieves SEEN THEM AROUND? Ridgewood Officer Helps Glen Rock PD Bust Package Thieves SEEN THEM AROUND? Ridgewood Officer Helps Glen Rock PD Bust Package Thieves
Seen Them Around? Ridgewood Officer Helps Glen Rock PD Bust Package Thieves GLEN ROCK, N.J. – An off-duty Ridgewood police officer helped his Glen Rock colleagues caught a pair of package thieves in the act, said authorities who asked area residents to review home surveillance video. After seeing the pair swipe packages from the front steps of a Boulevard home Wednesday afternoon, Officer Michael McDermott notified Glen Rock police, Police Chief Dean Ackermann said. Working a nearby road construction detail was Officer Sam Evans, who grabbed the pair on Lincoln Avenue near William Place, the chief said. Assisting were Detective Sgt. Jim Calaski and Officers Bob Su…

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Wyckoff-Franklin Lakes, NJ
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Oakland PD: Motorist Who Downed Traffic Light Was DWI Oakland PD: Motorist Who Downed Traffic Light Was DWI Oakland PD: Motorist Who Downed Traffic Light Was DWI
Oakland PD: Motorist Who Downed Traffic Light Was DWI OAKLAND, N.J. – An Oakland motorist was under the influence when she slammed her Jeep into a traffic light coming off Route 287 in the middle of the afternoon, authorities said. Jamie Rinaldi, 41, was being the wheel of the 2009 Liberty when it downed the pole at West Oakland Avenue off Exit 58 of the northbound highway just after 3:30 p.m. on Dec. 12, Capt. Christian Eldridge said Thursday. She was charged with driving under the influence and released to a responsible adult pending a Municipal Court hearing, he said.

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